Sophos Anti-Virus up to 5.0 Virus Protection archive::zip Remote Code Execution
CVSS Meta Temp Score | Current Exploit Price (≈) | CTI Interest Score |
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A vulnerability was found in Sophos Anti-Virus up to 5.0 (Anti-Malware Software). It has been classified as critical. This affects the function archive::zip
of the component Virus Protection. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a remote code execution vulnerability. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:
Archive::Zip Perl module before 1.14, when used by antivirus programs such as amavisd-new, allows remote attackers to bypass antivirus protection via a compressed file with both local and global headers set to zero, which does not prevent the compressed file from being opened on a target system.
The weakness was published 01/10/2005 as confirmed advisory (CERT.org). The advisory is shared at kb.cert.org. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2004-1096 since 11/30/2004. The exploitability is told to be easy. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. No form of authentication is needed for exploitation. Technical details and a public exploit are known.
A public exploit has been developed in ANSI C. The exploit is shared for download at securityfocus.com. It is declared as proof-of-concept. We expect the 0-day to have been worth approximately $5k-$25k. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 15587 (GLSA-200410-31 : Archive::Zip: Virus detection evasion), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family Gentoo Local Security Checks.
Upgrading to version 1.14 eliminates this vulnerability.
The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (17761) and Tenable (15587). Similar entries are available at 927, 928, 913 and 915.
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CPE 2.3
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VulDB Meta Base Score: 7.3VulDB Meta Temp Score: 6.6
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Class: Remote Code ExecutionCWE: Unknown
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Access: Public
Status: Proof-of-Concept
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Nessus ID: 15587
Nessus Name: GLSA-200410-31 : Archive::Zip: Virus detection evasion
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OpenVAS ID: 52313
OpenVAS Name: FreeBSD Ports: p5-Archive-Zip
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Recommended: UpgradeStatus: 🔍
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Upgrade: Anti-Virus 1.14
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Timeline
10/18/2004 🔍10/18/2004 🔍
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Sources
Vendor: sophos.comAdvisory: kb.cert.org
Status: Confirmed
CVE: CVE-2004-1096 (🔍)
X-Force: 17761
Vulnerability Center: 22847 - Archive::Zip Perl Module < 1.14 Remote Antivirus Protection Bypass Vulnerability, Medium
SecurityFocus: 11448 - Multiple Vendor Antivirus Software Zip Files Detection Evasion Vulnerability
Secunia: 13038 - Archive::Zip Zip Archive Virus Detection Bypass Vulnerability, Moderately Critical
scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20161013
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Entry
Created: 03/10/2015 12:14Updated: 07/01/2021 09:00
Changes: 03/10/2015 12:14 (66), 02/11/2017 10:36 (14), 07/01/2021 09:00 (3)
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